Thoughtful & thoughtless 2023 -2024

dilemma

a choice between two unpleasant or difficult options

grimace

a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain

compliance

changing one's behavior as a result of other people directing or asking for the change

indiscriminate

choosing at random without careful selection

awry

in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course

apparent

open to view; easy to understand; seeming to be true or real

rants

speak or shout at length in a wild, impassioned way

peculiar

strange or odd; unusual

philosophical

1- having or displaying a calm attitude toward disappointments or difficulties 2-relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence

facade

1-a deceptive outward appearance; a misrepresentation 2-the front of a building

apt

1-appropriate; having a natural tendency; 2-likely

icon

(n.) a representation or image of a sacred personage, often considered sacred itself; an image or picture; a symbol; a graphic symbol on a computer monitor display; an object of blind devotion

epiphany

A moment of sudden revelation or insight

empathetic

Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives

earnest

Serious, sincere , intense

derailed

thrown off course, ruined, spoiled

emanate

to come out from a source

donned

to put on (clothing)

reminisced

to recall pleasant past experiences

valiantly

with courage or determination